1886

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Benz three-wheeler registered as patent

Benz three-wheeler registered as patent

29 January 1886
Carl Benz applies for a patent for his three-wheeled "vehicle with gas engine". The Benz Patent Motor Car is the world'...

Benz factory in Mannheim enlarged

Benz factory in Mannheim enlarged

25 February 1886
Benz & Co. acquire a 3,398 sq m property on Mannheim's Waldhofstrasse. On 24 July the new premises are extended by 588 s...

First four-wheeled motor vehicle in the world

First four-wheeled motor vehicle in the world

8 March 1886
Gottlieb Daimler orders an "Americain" carriage from Stuttgart-based coachbuilder Wilhelm Wimpff & Sohn, ostensibly as...

Surface carburettor registered as patent

25 March 1886
Gottlieb Daimler files a patent application for his surface carburettor (patent no. DRP 36 811, issued on 16 September...

First public outing of Carl Benz

First public outing of Carl Benz

3 July 1886
The "Neue Badische Landeszeitung" regional newspaper reports on the first public demonstration on the Mannheim ring road...

Daimler receives carriage to be fitted with his high-speed engine

Daimler receives carriage to be fitted with his high-speed engine

28 August 1886
Gottlieb Daimler receives the carriage ordered from Wimpff & Sohn in March. He has it fitted with his high-speed engine...

First Daimler motorboat on the Neckar

First Daimler motorboat on the Neckar

August 1886
Gottlieb Daimler begins tests on a motorboat on the River Neckar near Cannstatt. The boat is powered by his high-speed...

Benz Patent Motor Car in newspaper

Benz Patent Motor Car in newspaper

5 September 1886
Mannheim's local newspaper (Generalanzeiger der Stadt Mannheim) carries a lengthy report about the motor car developed...

Daimler has marine propulsion system patented

Daimler has marine propulsion system patented

9 October 1886
Gottlieb Daimler files a patent application for his marine propulsion system (patent no. DRP 39 367, issued on 1 June 1...